Micro sd and micro sdhc... what's the difference?

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moniker

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There is nothing called a 32 GB sd card.. Sd card has a maximum capacity of 4 GB. Anything above that is sdhc, where hc stands for high capacity. Sdhc cards go up to 64 GB.

One more variant is sdxc, with faster write speeds.

The 1 shown in the AD is probably sdhc.
 
kg11sgbg

kg11sgbg

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@ Aerrow,as such there is not much difference between a MicroSD and MicroSDHC card,except for the higher capacity in MicroSDHC card.
Both are inter-compatible.

The Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) format, defined in Version 2.0 of the SD specification, supports cards with capacities up to 32 GB.[1] The SDHC trademark is licensed to ensure compatibility.[7]
SDHC cards are physically and electrically identical to standard-capacity SD cards (SDSC). The major compatibility issues between SDHC and SDSC cards are the redefinition of the Card-Specific Data (CSD) register in Version 2.0 (see below), and the fact that SDHC cards are shipped preformatted with the FAT32 file system.
Host devices that accept SDHC cards are required to accept SDSC cards.[1] However, host devices designed for SDSC do not recognize SDHC or SDXC memory cards, although some devices can do so through a firmware upgrade.[8] Older operating systems require patches to support SDHC. For instance, Microsoft Windows XP before SP3 requires a patch to support access to SDHC cards.[9] Windows Vista SP1 also requires a later service pack.[10][11]
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Please go through this in Wikipedia.
@moniker is correct.

If you have a look at here in eBay you'll see that they are mentioning it as a MicroSD card,but the pack has SDHC written on it.

MicroSD <===> MicroSDHC ;(though not fully identical or equivalent).
 
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Aerrow

Aerrow

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kg11sgbg said:
@ Aerrow,as such there is not much difference between a MicroSD and MicroSDHC card,except for the higher capacity in MicroSDHC card.
Both are inter-compatible.



Please go through this in Wikipedia.
@moniker is correct.

If you have a look at here in eBay you'll see that they are mentioning it as a MicroSD card,but the pack has SDHC written on it.

MicroSD <===> MicroSDHC ;(though not fully identical or equivalent).
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I thought it was highly unlikely that Samsung would miss such a thing.... so, I can go ahead with the purchase for my phone? No differences whatsoever?
 
kg11sgbg

kg11sgbg

Indian Railways - The Vibrant and Moving INDIA
^^Yes,you can. Go ahead freely and buy one.:razz:
Since you are having and using the Galaxy S3,it is always DESIRABLE to buy a Samsung microSDHC card.
 
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Aerrow

Aerrow

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kg11sgbg said:
^^Yes,you can. Go ahead freely and buy one.:razz:
Since you are having and using the Galaxy S3,it is always DESIRABLE to buy a Samsung microSDHC card.
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Got the card delivered and guess what? It says sdhc on the card... figures... :D
 
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